More large ships have been wrecked along Victoria's West Coast than on any comparable stretch of Coastline in Australia, and the stories of their loss are woven into the legend and romance which surrounds the golden years of the last century.
This book, the result of many hours of painstaking research, adds dramatic highlights to the record of maritime disaster from the days of early settlement.
Of particular interest are maps and rare b&w paintings and photographs of shipwrecks, and references in the index to over 280 different ships.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Preface to the Tenth Edition
Foreword
Ships
Barques and Barquentines
Steamers
Brigs and Brigantines
The Mosquito Fleet
The Mahogany Ship and Other Mysteries
Visitors' Guide
Notes to Skindivers
Collisons and Standings
Flotsam and Jetsam
Appendices
Index
